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Ahead of Maghi Mela conference, two members refuse to join SAD membership drive

January 13, 2025 10:13 pm

MLA Manpreet Singh Ayali and Santa Singh Umedpur say they need the Akal Takht’s consent to take up the roles assigned to them by the SAD in a membership drive.

Why a horse mandi is significant at Maghi mela

January 06, 2024 4:05 pm

Punjab government had banned horse fairs after two cases of Glanders disease came to light in Bathinda and Ludhiana in May last year.

What is Maghi Mela and why is it politically important in Punjab?

January 14, 2023 2:10 pm

Punjab Maghi Mela: What is the history of this festival, and what are its attractions? Why did it become politically important in the state?

Maghi Mela kicks off today, but with not political conference at all

January 14, 2021 10:00 am

Though AAP and Congress had stopped organising political conferences since 2018 itself, it will be the first year for SAD (Badal) and SAD (Amritsar) will also not be organising any political rally due to farmers' protests.

Maghi mela: SAD firm on hosting political conference, but shifts venue due to rain

January 14, 2020 1:49 am

Maghi Mela is observed in the memory of the 40 ‘Muktas’ (the redeemed ones) who sacrificed their lives while fighting the Mughals in the last battle of the 10th Sikh Guru Gobind Singh in 1705.

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Punjab: Maghi Mela with SAD set to hold political conference, Cong calls it ‘beadbi’, AAP says ‘sacrilege’

January 13, 2020 2:44 pm

The Akali Dal will be organising its conference at SGPC’s site on Malaut road and aims to gather over 40,000 people from Muktsar, Ferozepur, Fazilka and Faridkot districts.

‘Those holding political conferences do not respect Akal Takht’

January 15, 2019 9:38 am

The Opposition Shiromani Akali Dal was the first to announce a mega political conference at the Maghi Mela followed by SAD (Amritsar).

Punjab: NGO pitches for cultivation of poppy to fight drug menace

January 15, 2019 9:27 am

The NGO, Insaaf, chose the occasion of Maghi Mela in Muktsar to put forth the idea and even announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh and 20 marla plot to any person who was able to explain that poppy was not a solution to the synthetic drugs.

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Maghi mela stays out: Artists, traders suffer loss as visitors turn back

January 21, 2018 2:52 pm

The UT Administration and Chandigarh Police shut down the Maghi Mela at Kalagram on Friday night due to the lack of fire safety measures.

With mega Maghi Mela rally, AAP pitches for Punjab

January 15, 2016 8:49 am

Emphasising that Parkash and Sukhbir Badal has brought the state on the verge of ruin, he announced that the AAP will set up a judicial commission to look into their misdeeds if voted to power.